The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-15
FRAUDULENT FASTENING FOR
U. 8. BANK N0IES.
A Bad Practice, Common With
Southern Express Companies,
Corrected.
FORGERY ASA METHOD FOR In
PORTING CHINESE.
Marked Increase In Consumption Of
DISTILLED Spirits, Domestic
and Imported.

small denomination 10 the amount OF
$1,000, which we're mutilated by hav.
ing q hole punched through them,
through which cord had been passed
and then sealed on the outside OF the
wrapper. The package was sent to
Washington by express by national
bank in Texss. The mutilation was
evidently intended as an additional
safeguard in the transportation Of
the notes. This is said to be the prac.
tice OF many Of the Southern express
companies In the transportation Of
money to the Treasury for redemp.
ton, but the present Is the first in
stance where new unipjured notes
have been treated In this way. II Is
not known whether these particular
notes were mutilated by the bank or
by the express company, but 1t Is
thought at the deparim ent that II was
done by the bank to secure exchange
on New York at the eKpenee OF the
government. Acting Treasury Whelp-
ley refused to recGye the notes, and
dire cted their return to the bank at ita
expense, with q statement that such
mutilatlon is considered a violation OF
law and will not be permitted by the
department.
BoRaIEa IN CHINESE.
A report was recently received at
the Treasury Department from Special
Agent Beecher at San Francisco In re-.
gard to the landing at that port OF
three Cinnamon on return certificates
purporting TO have beel issued by M.
Baab, Collector OF Customs at Port
Townsend, but which certificates were
subsequen ly discovered 10 be fraudu-
lent, the Collectors signature having
been forged. The blank forms used
were genuine, and are supposed to be
part OF a lot stolen from the Custom
House In 1885. II Is said that the
forgery was committed by person
who knew that there was break Of
about 100 numbers In the series re-
corded at Port Townsend, and that he
purposely made use OF the interven-
Ing numbers. In view Of the fact that
tie Collectors at San Francisco, Port
land and Astoria have been advised
not to sccept rs genuine returned GER
tihcates bearing any OF the numbers
Comprieed within the break In the ee-
ries the department does not feel
called on TO take any action Ia the
care beyond advising prosecution OF
the offenders, should they be distov.
cred.
CONE UMPTIoN OF DISTILLED SPIRITS.
Twenty or more pages OF the quar-
terly report OF the Chief OF the Bureau
of Statistics, just out, are devoted to
the Consumption OF distilled and
malt liquors aad wines" and estimates
made by recognized authorities ara
given upon various features OF this
subject. In round numbers, the con.
sumption of distilled opirits, domestic
and imported i'm IBIS c"u%s ~, 20 SS shown
Ions in 1910, to 72,000,O00 in 1885 OF
wines from 100000 to 22,000,000 and
OF malt liquors from 20 600, 600 to 642,-
100000 rhe consumption per capita
during the Same period decreased as
regards distilled spirits from about two
and half gallons to about one and a
quarter gallons; and increased IA re
CARDS wines from 20 100ths to SO 00thsl
gallons, and maltliquors from less than
one and ahSlfto more than eleven gal
lons.
ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR LIQUORS.
An elaborate statement made by +.
n. Barrett, editor Of the New York
Grocer, by request oil the Chief Of The
Bureau, is gwen, which set forth,
among other things, that the present
average expenditure In this country
per annum for malt and spirltuous
liquors and beer at retail Is $700,000,-
900. The drinking population is esti-
mated TO be (in lSS6) l4,925,4 AIT, max
ing the average expenditure per
capita S4j 80. Mr.. Barrett shows by
tables covering the Eve Yeas from
1882 to 1885, inclusive, tina. the con-
sumption OF spirits ia decreasing, while
that OF beer Is increasing, aud that
there Is reduced use OF wine as n
beverage. Daring this PERIOD" he
sage, "ths consumption of coffee has
risen from 2 10 pounds per capita to
9ll-l00 pounds. Do not these
facts show that the milder slim.
ulants are driving out their
fiery competitor And is IL not
due 10 the growing agitation OF no
temperance question" Mr.. Barrett
saws the wholesale costs OF the liouors
for which the retailers receive $1,000
900 is not more than $3,000,000. He
makes brief calculation OF the coet
of liquors ~ compared with that OF
food, clothing and shelter, reaching
the conclusion that the American
people expended from $12 TO $l7 for
the necessaries named to every dollar
paid GU! for liquor.
MEDICINAL AND AS A BkvKRAGE.
James A, Webb, OF New York, fur
nishes q statement to the effect that
only 10 per cent. OF the distilled spirits
consumed in this country are used for
medicinal a1d manufacturing pur-
pores, 80 per cent being used asa bev-
eTnge. From table covering the Ave
years ending with 1885, IL is learned
that the consumption OF dstilled
spirits per capita has steadily increased
in France fiom 94-l00ths gallons TO
] 32-100ths; that II has varied la this
country between 46l00 hs in 1883
and 24.l00ths gallons In 1884 and
1855; that the United Kingdom con-
sumes little more ttad gallon per
capits, and that the consumption In
Germany has decreased from 80.
I00ths in 1881 to / l4.l00ths in 1885.
France, during the same period in
creased her wine consumption from
eighteen and half to nearly thirty.
seven gallons, while this country aud
the United Kingdom, beginning with
less than half gallon per head, show
q slight falling of, la the matter Of
beer consumption during this period,
the United States increased her aver.
age from q little less than ten to lit.
tie more than eleven gallons; the
United Kingdom held her own at
about thirty-three gallons and Ger.
many did the same at about twenty
three gallons.
KICKING CATTLE OWNERS IN TExAs.
The Secretary Of the Interior upon
consideration of q request presented
by cattle men in Texss for the esiab'
lishment Of new cattle trail through
the OhickRsaw Territory, has decided
that there is no law which emp wers
the Interior Department 10 make APP